Garment hood



1959 J. DE GRAZlA 2,870,452

GARMEN'I: HOOD Filed 001:. 24, 1956 VIENTO!R Josepie, De G122 ATTORNEYUnited States Patent GARMENT HOOD Joseph De Grazia, Washington, D. -C.,assignor to the United States of America as-represented by the Secretaryof the Army Application October 24, 1956, Serial No.'618,158 3'.Claims.:(Cl. 2-203) (Granted under Title 35, U. 'S.'Code (1952),'sec. 266) Theinvention described :herein,iif patented, may be manufactured and used.by or for the Government for governmental purposes, withoutthepayment'to me of any royalty thereon.

The invention relates to garment hoods particularly hoods of the typewhich include cape or like portions.

Such garments insofar as is known are worn either outside of the bodygarments so as to overlie the shoulders or are detachably secured tosuch garments inside the collar portion of the latter. When worn, atlast described, rain, snow, sleet or the like running down the hoodreadily penetrates the joint between the hood and garment and is asource of discomfort or worse.

Also, although such hoods usually have drawstrings or the like fortightening the face opening aboutthe face, such drawstrings areineffective when the hood is worn over a substantially rigidhead'covering such as a derby hat or a protective helmet. This isbecause the brim of such a head covering extends laterally and formstriangular spaces'below the same between the hood and checks.

With the foregoing in view, it is an object of the invention to providea garment hood which is capable of being worn either inside or outsideof the outer body garment and which when worn inside, includes meansproviding a weather shield for the neck opening of such body garments.

A further object is to provide a hood which includes means for holdingside portions thereof closely against the sides of the face even whenthe hood is worn over head coverings having laterally extending brims orthe like.

Other objects and advantages reside in the particular structure of theinvention, the structure of the several elements thereof, combinationsand subcombinations of such elements with each other and/or a bodygarment, all of which will be readily apparent to those skilled in theart upon reference to the attached drawing illustrating the invention inconnection with the following specification wherein the invention isdescribed and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front View of one form of the invention apart from anybody garment;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of the same with a body garmentillustrated fragmentarily in vertical section;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary, vertical sectional view takensubstantially on the plane of the line 4-4 of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view takensubstantially on the plane of the line 5--5 of Figure 2.

Referring specifically to the drawing wherein like reference charactersdesignate like parts in all views, designates generally the garment ofthe invention which includes a hood or head covering portion 11, a neckopening, a neck covering portion 12 which is tubular in form anddisposed concentrically of the neck opening. The hood may include also abody portion 13 which is in the form of a vest. Body portion 13 may havea front opening secured closed by any suitable separable fastener means14 and size adjusting means 15 may beprovided at both sides beneath thearm-holes 16.

The neck portio-n12 mounts an annular weather shield 17 in the region oftheneck opening. In the embodiment illustrated,the weather shield 17comprises a flap which preferably takesthe form of a turn-downcollarhaving an upper edge secured to the neck portion 12 by anysuitable means such as-the line of stitching 18. 'As best seen in Figure3, the weather shield 17 is located above the marginal or collar portion'19 which defines theneck opening of an outer garment 20 so that theflap of the shield 17 overlies such collar portion and prevents draftsor droplets which may run down the hood or neckportions 11 and 12'fromentering the garment 20 through the neck opening aforesaid.

Asillustrated, the weather shield 17 extendsmorethan entirely around theneck portion 12, there'being an outer end 21 which overlaps the innerend 22 beneath the wearers'chin. The outer end 21 is secured to theinner end'22 -by any suitable separable fastener means 23.

The device according to the invention may be worn outwardly of the outergarment 20 as well as inwardly of the same. However, when wornoutwardly, the weather shield 17 does not function as such as the entirebody portion 13 or at least the lower neck portion 12 operatesas aweather shield. Thus, when so'wor'n, the weather shield 17 is moredecorative than functional. The main feature of this portion'of theinvention is, of 'course,-toprovide a hood wherein the neck portion maybe worn inside theneck opening of an outer. garment without providing achannel for the entranceof drafts or droplets of water or like liquids.

To enable the hood 11 to fit closely along the sides of the face evenwhen the hood is worn over a head covering such as the helmet 30 whichhas a brim 31 projecting laterally outwardly of the cheeks 32, means nowto be described have been provided. Such means may have different formsbut in the embodiment illustrated comprises two strips of ductilematerial 33. One strip 33 is secured along each side of the hood 12 inany suitable manner as by being secured beneath strips 34 of textilematerial which are sewed to the outer surface of the hood in the regionof the front edge of the hood. The strips 33 may be of any suitableductile material such as soft metal and are generally verticallydisposed. The ductile means 33 is preferably located in the region ofthe front edge 39 of the head covering portion 11. As shown, the strips33 are substantially parallel to the front edge 39. The upper ends ofthe strips 33 cross and extend slightly above the brim 31 of the helmet.The lower ends of strips 33 are located well below the brim 31 andextend down the cheeks 32 a substantial distance. Preferably, the insideof the hood is provided with two opposed patches 35 of suitablecushioning material such as pile fabric in areas encompassing those ofthe strips 33. Preferably such patches 35 extend well below the lowerends of the strips 33.

Instead of two strips 33, the ductile means may comprise a singleinverted U-shaped strip or wire disposed concentrically of the faceopening. In use, after the hood has been seated over the helmet 30,triangular openings will exist on either side of the facebetween thewearers checks, the hood and the brim 31. However, these are readilyclosed by deforming the strips 33 around the brim 31 and conforming themto the cheeks 32 of the wearer. This forces the cushioning or sealingpatches 35 tightly against the face to form an effective barrier to theentrance of cold air. By the use of the ductile means 33, there is noneed for a drawstring the same is, therefore, omitted from theconstruction.

The hood of the invention includes the structure of the patent to Rinis,No. 2,560,598, dated July 17, 1951. This comprises a ductile wire 36 inthe free forward edge of the tubular curtain 37 which is concentric tothe face opening and projects forwardly of the hood and helmet. However,such wire 36 does not duplicate the function of the ductile means 33because its location is in the forward edge of the curtain 37 andforwardly of the helmet 30. Thus, it cannot function like the strips 33unless the curtain 37 and its fur ruff 38 are folded back over the hood12 to the Warm weather position. Obviously, in that position, it wouldbe undesirable to close the spaces which are controlled by the ductilemeans 33. Indeed, under such warm weather conditions, it is understoodthat the strips 33 preferably are bowed outwardly or otherwise deformedto enlarge the air spaces and admit air rather than the reverse. It maybe noted that deformation of the ductile means 33 and front edge 39 ofthe helmet covering portion does not deform the ductile means 36 in thefree forward edge of the curtain or the fur ruff 38. Thus, there is noreduction of vision when the ductile means 33 is deformed to close theair spaces below the helmet brim 31.

While there has been shown and described what is now considered to bethe preferred embodiments of the invention, it should be understood thatthe same is susceptible of other forms and expressions. Consequently,the invention is not to be considered as being limited to the precisestructures shown and described hereinabove, except as hereinafterclaimed.

I claim:

1. In combination with a protective helmet or the like having asubstantially rigid and laterally extending brim; I

a fabric hood comprising a helmet covering portion having a front edgedefining a face opening, a substantially tubular curtain carried by saidfront edge concentrically thereof and adapted to extend forwardly of thesame and said helmet, said curtain having a free forward edge, saidfront edge of said helmet covering portion crossing said brim onopposite sides of said helmet and being spaced thereby from the wearerschecks to form air spaces below said brim, substantially verticallydisposed semirigid ductile means carried by said helmet covering portionrearwardly of said front edge thereof, said ductile means crossing saidbrim on opposite sides of said helmet, said ductile means and said frontedge of said helmet covering portion being deformable about said brimtoward and away from the wearers cheeks to open and close said airspaces, and said free forward edge of said curtain being undeformed bysaid deformation of said ductile means.

2. A hood according to claim 1, wherein said ductile means comprises twostrips of ductile metal, there being a strip on each side of said headcovering portion, each strip extending from a point slightly above saidbrim to a point a substantially greater distance below the same.

3. A hood according to claim 1, wherein said head covering portion isprovided with sealing means of cushioning material immediatelyunderlying said ductile means.

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